Stewardship
noun
The task of protecting and being responsible for something.
She accepted the stewardship of the company during a difficult time.
Often appears as...
- assume stewardship
- under stewardship
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Formal
noun
Management or care of something, particularly with regard to responsible allocation of resources.
Stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility.
Often appears as...
- environmental stewardship
- financial stewardship
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Formal
Academic
noun
A position of management or responsibility.
He was appointed to the stewardship of the parish.
Often appears as...
- appointed to stewardship
- stewardship role
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Formal
Religious
noun
The task of protecting and being responsible for something.
She accepted the stewardship of the company during a difficult time.
Often appears as...
- assume stewardship
- under stewardship
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Management or care of something, particularly with regard to responsible allocation of resources.
Stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility.
Often appears as...
- environmental stewardship
- financial stewardship
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A position of management or responsibility.
He was appointed to the stewardship of the parish.
Often appears as...
- appointed to stewardship
- stewardship role
Usage tips
Formal
Religious
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Corporate Context
Often used in business to describe a leadership role with overarching responsibility.
After her promotion, she thrived in her stewardship of the marketing department.
Pro Tip 2/3Protective Duty
Implies a protective role, caring for the well-being of something valuable.
His stewardship of the rare book collection was renowned.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Aspect
Stewardship often suggests a temporary role, not ownership.
She was proud of her stewardship over the project, knowing it would soon pass to another.
Pro Tip 1/3Corporate Context
Often used in business to describe a leadership role with overarching responsibility.
After her promotion, she thrived in her stewardship of the marketing department.
Pro Tip 2/3Protective Duty
Implies a protective role, caring for the well-being of something valuable.
His stewardship of the rare book collection was renowned.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Aspect
Stewardship often suggests a temporary role, not ownership.
She was proud of her stewardship over the project, knowing it would soon pass to another.
Pro Tip 1/3Corporate Context
Often used in business to describe a leadership role with overarching responsibility.
After her promotion, she thrived in her stewardship of the marketing department.
Pro Tip 2/3Protective Duty
Implies a protective role, caring for the well-being of something valuable.
His stewardship of the rare book collection was renowned.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Aspect
Stewardship often suggests a temporary role, not ownership.
She was proud of her stewardship over the project, knowing it would soon pass to another.
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careconservationguardianshipmanagementoversightpreservationprotectionresponsibility
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Cradle to cradle design...
design is the first signal of human intentions. So what are our intentions, and what would our intentions be -- if we wake up in the morning, we have designs on the world -- well, what would our intention be as a species now that we're the dominant species? And it's not just stewardship and dominion debate,
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What a Sea Snail Die-off...
you have an appreciation for the effort that goes into it and where it comes from. This isn't from some abstract store someplace, this is actually your activities, and you see how it grows, and there's a relationship. It should be a relationship of stewardship.
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Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
and sped by military innovation to go around our least effective institutions. And whether you care most about profits and jobs and competitive advantage or national security, or environmental stewardship and climate protection and public health,
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Beautiful Repiles and...
ezard's are so rare because this habitat is rare the new forest has more than a quarter of Britain's remaining lowland Heath and so is crucially important for heathland creatures Martin's careful stewardship extends to those that might
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Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
native agriculture, seed saving, seasonal lifestyles, ethno-oceanography, hunting, fishing, whole animal butchery, mycology, salt, sugar and fat productions, crafting, land stewardship, cooking, metallurgy, Indigenous history,
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How fire shapes...
the other narrative is amor let's call it primeval fire and it speaks of fire is a companion on our journey and something of our shared stewardship with the world around us I I particularly like the kid with the fire stick no
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10 years to transform...
Two frontiers will guide this transformation. The first one is in science. Here's a new equation for a sustainable planetary boundaries plus global commons equals planetary stewardship. We need to a safe corridor for humanity
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A 40-year plan for...
to go around our least effective institutions and whether you care most about profits and jobs and competitive advantage or national security or environmental stewardship and climate protection and Public Health reinventing
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Chase a Wild Buffalo...
never have a majority of the landscape under some sort of formal protection it's really ranchers that have a substantial portion of land under their stewardship and really ranching that can
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A climate change...
This kind of land stewardship is not a radical idea. It's what made it possible for fertile soils to be able to support human civilizations since time immemorial.
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Cradle to cradle design...
design is the first signal of human intentions. So what are our intentions, and what would our intentions be -- if we wake up in the morning, we have designs on the world -- well, what would our intention be as a species now that we're the dominant species? And it's not just stewardship and dominion debate,
Video examples
What a Sea Snail Die-off...
you have an appreciation for the effort that goes into it and where it comes from. This isn't from some abstract store someplace, this is actually your activities, and you see how it grows, and there's a relationship. It should be a relationship of stewardship.
Video examples
Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
and sped by military innovation to go around our least effective institutions. And whether you care most about profits and jobs and competitive advantage or national security, or environmental stewardship and climate protection and public health,
Video examples
Beautiful Repiles and...
ezard's are so rare because this habitat is rare the new forest has more than a quarter of Britain's remaining lowland Heath and so is crucially important for heathland creatures Martin's careful stewardship extends to those that might
Video examples
Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
native agriculture, seed saving, seasonal lifestyles, ethno-oceanography, hunting, fishing, whole animal butchery, mycology, salt, sugar and fat productions, crafting, land stewardship, cooking, metallurgy, Indigenous history,
Video examples
How fire shapes...
the other narrative is amor let's call it primeval fire and it speaks of fire is a companion on our journey and something of our shared stewardship with the world around us I I particularly like the kid with the fire stick no
Video examples
10 years to transform...
Two frontiers will guide this transformation. The first one is in science. Here's a new equation for a sustainable planetary boundaries plus global commons equals planetary stewardship. We need to a safe corridor for humanity
Video examples
A 40-year plan for...
to go around our least effective institutions and whether you care most about profits and jobs and competitive advantage or national security or environmental stewardship and climate protection and Public Health reinventing
Video examples
Chase a Wild Buffalo...
never have a majority of the landscape under some sort of formal protection it's really ranchers that have a substantial portion of land under their stewardship and really ranching that can
Video examples
A climate change...
This kind of land stewardship is not a radical idea. It's what made it possible for fertile soils to be able to support human civilizations since time immemorial.
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Gina Haspel
American Public Servant
In carrying out every aspect of our work, CIA officers are guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. These include service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship. Sacrifice, too, is an inescapable part of our mission.
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Chris Gibson
American Politician
All too often, the conversation about appropriate and balanced environmental stewardship gets caught up in partisan politics. Yet, this conversation is key to the preservation of our great country for generations to come, as important as ensuring we have fiscally responsible policies to secure our future.
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Anthony Carmona
Trinidadian Statesman
It is indeed fitting for me to make a comment to the effect that it takes a village to raise a child because I have lived in many villages down in deep south, and everyone there who played a part in my stewardship as a young man growing up and as a professional, they have given me unstinting support.
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Jenny Shipley
New Zealander Statesman
Too often the desire for peace has been expressed by women while the stewardship of the mechanisms which are used to attempt to secure peace in the short and medium term are dominated by male decision-making structures and informal arrangements. This must change.
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
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Robert J. Shiller
American Economist
Finance is not merely about making money. It's about achieving our deep goals and protecting the fruits of our labor. It's about stewardship and, therefore, about achieving the good society.
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Scott Pruitt
American Politician
We, as a country, have always used innovative technology to advance environmental stewardship, reduction of those pollutants, but also grown our economy at the same time.
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Omar Ahmad
Jordanian Activist
One of the things that defines a TEDster is you've taken your passion, and you've turned it into stewardship. You actually put action to the issues you care about.
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John Gerzema
Author
Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times.
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Marie-Chantal Claire
Greek Royalty
I think it's very important to have the stewardship of a company by a family member.
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Gina Haspel
American Public Servant
In carrying out every aspect of our work, CIA officers are guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. These include service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship. Sacrifice, too, is an inescapable part of our mission.
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Chris Gibson
American Politician
All too often, the conversation about appropriate and balanced environmental stewardship gets caught up in partisan politics. Yet, this conversation is key to the preservation of our great country for generations to come, as important as ensuring we have fiscally responsible policies to secure our future.
Quote examples
Anthony Carmona
Trinidadian Statesman
It is indeed fitting for me to make a comment to the effect that it takes a village to raise a child because I have lived in many villages down in deep south, and everyone there who played a part in my stewardship as a young man growing up and as a professional, they have given me unstinting support.
Quote examples
Jenny Shipley
New Zealander Statesman
Too often the desire for peace has been expressed by women while the stewardship of the mechanisms which are used to attempt to secure peace in the short and medium term are dominated by male decision-making structures and informal arrangements. This must change.
Quote examples
Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
Quote examples
Robert J. Shiller
American Economist
Finance is not merely about making money. It's about achieving our deep goals and protecting the fruits of our labor. It's about stewardship and, therefore, about achieving the good society.
Quote examples
Scott Pruitt
American Politician
We, as a country, have always used innovative technology to advance environmental stewardship, reduction of those pollutants, but also grown our economy at the same time.
Quote examples
Omar Ahmad
Jordanian Activist
One of the things that defines a TEDster is you've taken your passion, and you've turned it into stewardship. You actually put action to the issues you care about.
Quote examples
John Gerzema
Author
Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times.
Quote examples
Marie-Chantal Claire
Greek Royalty
I think it's very important to have the stewardship of a company by a family member.
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